WHO'S BAD Tribute Band to Perform at Patchogue Theatre
Who's Bad is the ultimate music-and-dance-driven Michael Jackson homage.
Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts will present Who's Bad: The Ultimate Michael Jackson Tribute Band appearing on Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 8:00pm. Tickets are $51–$71 including fees and can be purchased in person at 71 East Main Street in Patchogue, by phone at 631-207-1313, or online.
Who's Bad's live performance is an unrivaled celebration of pop music's one true King. Their power-packed performance of Michael Jackson's expansive catalog has ignited crowds on every continent and can only be described as a jaw-dropping, musical must-see. As the longest-running Michael Jackson tribute band, and the only one to predate his untimely passing, Who's Bad has awed even the skeptics, selling out nearly 50 venues in the United Kingdom including London's O2 in December of 2010, the venue where the King of Pop was slated to end his career with a 50-show “This Is It” concert series.
Beyond this unparalleled achievement, Who's Bad has checked some of the world's most famous pavilions off their “to-do” list, selling out their first tour of China with stops at Ningbo's Grand Theatre and Hunan Grand Theatre in Chengsha. Never neglecting Michael's U.S. fans, Who's Bad has packed The House of Blues in Houston, Dallas, and New Orleans; rocked DC's 9:30 Club; and returned to their native Chapel Hill, NC boasting larger, more eagerly awaited performances with every romp around the globe. Sold-out shows from Colorado's Bluebird Theatre and LA's Gibson Amphitheatre to Romania's Sala Palatalui and Teatro do Bourbon Country (Porto Alegre, Brazil) tell the story: no corner of the earth is safe from this infectious party production.
Who's Bad has earned its name by paying studious attention to Michael Jackson's every original groove and gravity-defying dance move, boasting over 100 years of professional experience and a team of dancers with résumés that include Broadway productions such as The Phantom of the Opera. Vamsi Tadepalli (Who's Bad founder, composer, and saxophonist) assembled a cast of North Carolina's premiere musicians and, from the band's inception, believed in Who's Bad's boundless possibilities. The velvety vocals and pinpoint choreography of frontmen Joseph Bell and Taalib York, combined with the six-piece band's synchronized dance routines, blaring horns, and deep rhythms, result in a performance delivered with soul and precision, superseded by no one but the King himself.
They've shared stages with the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, The Backstreet Boys, The Four Tops, Boyz II Men, and hip hop superstar Pitbull. Captivated fans include Live Nation’s Anthony Nicolaidis, who calls Who's Bad “the real deal,” and Michael Jackson's longtime friend and manager Frank DiLeo, who proclaimed after a Who's Bad show in Nashville, TN, “the show was great… Michael would have been proud!”
Whether you idolized the Jackson 5, fell in love to “Human Nature,” or learned to moonwalk to “Billie Jean,” Who's Bad is the ultimate music-and-dance-driven Michael Jackson homage. This band of professionals relentlessly elevates the legacy of pop music's King, always pushing themselves to be more precise and raise the level of excitement and awe, while embodying Michael Jackson's mission to bring people together of all races, genders, and cultures through music. As the curtain opens on a Who's Bad performance, every MJ fan feels the adrenaline, screams at the sight of that unmistakable silhouette, and succumbs to a surefire Michael Jackson sing-along. The energy is purely magnetic, the musicianship is first-rate, the dance moves deftly inspired. Who's Bad is a tribute befitting a King, and their high-octane execution of MJ's music and dance has catapulted them to the exclusive rank of Ultimate.
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